[LD22exec] ??? We need your organization's endorsement today!

[Debby Pattin]

Folks, this came in from WA Tax Fairness Coalition.

Debby

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> From: "Eric Parks" <parks.eric at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon Sep 3, 2007  9:20:17  PM US/Pacific
> To: olywacoopers at comcast.net, nomadpattin at comcast.net
> Subject: We need your organization's endorsement today!
>
>
> Dear 22nd LD Democrats,
>
> Tim Eyman is at it again with I-960 and we need your help to defeat 
> him.
>
> Initiative 960 is too rigid, poorly worded, and will lead to increased
> bureaucracy, endless expensive elections and cuts to priority services 
> like
> health care, education, transportation, environmental protection and
> services for the elderly.
>
> I-960 the latest initiative by Tim Eyman, would require a two-thirds 
> vote in
> each house of the Legislature - and in most cases an additional 
> statewide
> advisory vote - on increases in taxes and even routine fund transfers 
> from
> one account to another. Even worse, the legislature can only suspend 
> these
> time consuming votes during a natural disaster, leaving us vulnerable 
> in an
> economic recession or even terror attack.
>
> We can all agree that greater accountability in government is a good 
> thing,
> but that is not what we'd get with 960, instead 960 would leave state
> government even more inefficient and waste tax payer dollars.
>
> We need your organization's help to educate the public about 
> I-960.  Please
> endorse today!
>
> Attached is an organizational endorsement form.   Please complete and 
> email
> it to parks.eric at gmail.com or by standard mail to PO Box 21343, 
> Seattle, WA
> 98111 as soon as possible.
>
> Please contact me if you have any questions.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Eric Parks
> Outreach Director
> Washington Tax Fairness Coalition
> Email:  parks.eric at gmail.com
> Phone:  206.234.9261
>
> www.NO960.com
>
>
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